I'm doing some soul searching because i'm thinking about

[Hotel Paper]

what i'm doing after college. I'm a finance major at WSU and for 2 weeks, I started thinking "is this the right thing for me to do?" I'm afraid i'll hate my job and be bored of it. I'm thinking about minoring in other areas too. The thing is my parents are my source of money when it comes to school. They pay for EVERYTHING: books, tuition, you name it. maybe i'm a bit stressed out but I guess i'm desperate for advice. What were you guys like when you were my age.

[WuDrWu]

We were all exactly like you HP; dumb as rocks.




Unless you are going to be a professional (doctor, lawyer) then just learn.....get your degree. In all likelyhood you'll end up working in a field quite different from your area of study. Keep fightin' and get
good grades.....enjoy what you are doing and thank your parents every day for GIVING you a first class education. They will be overjoyed to hear it.

:good:

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

The only schooling I got after high school was a HVAC certificate from WTI.

I am now currently a recruiter with my companies HR department.

so yeah that worked out haha.

I enjoy what I do and as a mattr of fact as soon as I drop my son of at school I have to head to Butler to get the ball rolling on starting college even though its 10 years to late. But im still right on time.

But like the good doc said everybody has been in your position. My relation to yours is not knowing what I want to do when I grow older. i still dont really But right now Ive got a good short/mid term plan

[Shirley Schmidt]

I was a terrible student and never finished college.

I worked construction and part time at the Eagle covering high school sports back in the early 70's.

Went into commercial construction estimating and have been in sales for the last 21 years.

Life is very short don’t worry about it just go with the flow.

[RoyalShock]

It's tough to give advice on something like this, but if you're a good way toward your degree, I think I'd finish it out, get a job in that area and see how it goes. You'll get more wisdom from a year in the real world than you'll get from any amount of college. At least then you could maybe go for another degree while you work.

If you're still fairly early into your degree pursuit, sit down with your parents, tell them you're uncertain about your chosen degree and that you didn't want to get too far into it before changing your mind. But have a plan! I don't know your parents but if they are anything like me, the last thing they'll want to hear is "I dunno".

I would just be careful about thinking that a college degree is the only route to take, as Shirley said above.

[Shirley Schmidt]

One of the owners of our company told me that when his kids came of age for college he told them he would pay for the entire ride.

The only condition was they had to go to school at least 1,000 mile from home.

I think that is great idea.

[BostonWu]

I was also an undergrad Finance major at WSU. One piece of advice I would offer is to take full advantage of the best coop program in the state. Internships are the only way to gauge (while you’re still a student) whether your chosen field is a good fit. Now they’re not perfect predictors but they’re the only real-world scenarios that offer a glimpse into a particular field. Not to mention the pay is usually pretty good for college students and it’s great resume material. As a hiring manager it’s the #1 thing I look for – if GPA is relatively equal then internships trump all else on paper. To me it shows a student took some initiative and had some foresight to test the waters in the real world.

Finally, I wouldn’t worry too much about a particular major or minor. With a finance degree you will have lots of career opportunities, even outside of business. Hope the advice on this forum helps and good luck.

[SB Shock]

Do what you love to do. Education will unlock doors that might not have been open, but it is your passion towards something that you love doing that is the key.

[Hotel Paper]

well, i'm just a junior and I think if I passed this semester, I'll have something equal a minor in finance.

[wu_shizzle]

well, i'm just a junior and I think if I passed this semester, I'll have something equal a minor in finance.

Just get that piece of paper, it will open doors for you.

You may change careers a few times in your life, and that piece of paper will give you opportunities to do whatever you want to do.

[BostonWu]

well, i'm just a junior and I think if I passed this semester, I'll have something equal a minor in finance.

Just get that piece of paper, it will open doors for you.

You may change careers a few times in your life, and that piece of paper will give you opportunities to do whatever you want to do.

Agreed. This is not horseshoes. The vast majority of employers will not give you points for nearly completing a degree. I think you would look back and regret stopping one year short of completion. No one ever says you have to find a job within your major. But your opportunities will be limited w/o a degree…Not saying you can’t be successful without one; just that many doors will be closed w/o that piece of paper.

[KC Shox]

A Finance Degree is a good one to have. I had the same issues as you did when I was your age. Get an Admin. Justice degree because I wanted to be a cop and venture into Federal Law Enforcement, or do what my parents wanted (since they were paying for college at the time) and get a business degree.

I ended up getting my BA in Business Administration, but guess what, I ended up being a cop after college for 3 years before moving on to a different field of work.

What's the stats? Most people will have 10 jobs by the time they are 30? Something like that. Again, your Finance Degree opens a lot of doors and some advice from my dad, who was a Human Resources Manager, the type of degree does not much matter unless your a Doctor, Attorney, I.T., or Engineer, it's all about how you interview, demonstrate that you got a good head on your shoulders, and the rest will take care of itself.

[t7017s]

A Finance Degree is a good one to have. I had the same issues as you did when I was your age. Get an Admin. Justice degree because I wanted to be a cop and venture into Federal Law Enforcement, or do what my parents wanted (since they were paying for college at the time) and get a business degree.

I ended up getting my BA in Business Administration, but guess what, I ended up being a cop after college for 3 years before moving on to a different field of work.

What's the stats? Most people will have 10 jobs by the time they are 30? Something like that. Again, your Finance Degree opens a lot of doors and some advice from my dad, who was a Human Resources Manager, the type of degree does not much matter unless your a Doctor, Attorney, I.T., or Engineer, it's all about how you interview, demonstrate that you got a good head on your shoulders, and the rest will take care of itself.

I hope you interview better than you post. I cant imagine your pissy attitude errr.... "realism" being something that many employers besides the police would be interested in. :lol:

[Hotel Paper]

Oh I plan on getting my piece of paper.

[kawwsu77]

Hotel,
Get that piece of paper but if you find out that you don't want to do finance you can always go back. I am going back after finding out that my degree has very few job openings. Good luck and at least you get to see games for free.